Tex. Transportation Code § 22.016
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 22.016, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 22.016. RELATIONSHIP TO ZONING.
Official statutory text
This chapter does not:
(1) authorize a local government to adopt an ordinance, resolution, rule, or order that establishes zones or otherwise regulates the height of structures or natural growths in an area or in a manner other than as provided by Chapter 241, Local Government Code; or
(2) limit the power of a local government to regulate airport hazards by zoning.
(1) authorize a local government to adopt an ordinance, resolution, rule, or order that establishes zones or otherwise regulates the height of structures or natural growths in an area or in a manner other than as provided by Chapter 241, Local Government Code; or
(2) limit the power of a local government to regulate airport hazards by zoning.
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